Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

οἰκογενής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: οἰκογενής οἰκογενές

Structure: οἰκογενη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: gi/gnomai

Sense

  1. born in the house, homebred

Examples

  • λέγει δὲ Ἅβραμ. δέσποτα Κύριε, τί μοι δώσεισ̣ ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπολύομαι ἄτεκνοσ. ὁ δὲ υἱὸσ Μασὲκ τῆσ οἰκογενοῦσ μου, οὗτοσ Δαμασκὸσ Ἐλιέζερ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 15:2)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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